Cost of living comparison
Manila is 25.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Manila instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$5.12
₱301.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.10
|
$4.26
₱251.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.87
₱51.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.49
₱28.96
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$1.35
₱79.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$5.30
₱312.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.78
|
$6.79
₱400.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$2.08
₱122.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$2.42
₱142.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$1.52
₱89.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.80
₱47.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.52
₱89.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.98
₱57.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$1.20
₱70.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$1.48
₱87.52
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$4.14
₱244.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.42
|
$9.93
₱585.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,471.20
|
$25,575.45
₱1,507,391.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.56
|
$2.67
₱157.27
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.96
|
$28.80
₱1,697.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND816.02
|
$468.88
₱27,635.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND714.14
|
$234.44
₱13,817.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.89
|
$106.33
₱6,266.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.36
|
$482.52
₱28,439.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,308.04
|
$14,127.39
₱832,654.20
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$1.36
₱80.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$2.70
₱158.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.28
|
$3.07
₱180.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.91
|
$40.61
₱2,393.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.13
|
$7.67
₱452.22
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.86
|
$33.31
₱1,963.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.15
|
$26.60
₱1,567.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND119.02
|
$74.03
₱4,362.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.78
|
$60.89
₱3,588.88
|
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